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It will be held in the backyard of the current Commonwealth Games gold medallists, the team that vanquished Australia, the team they will lock horns with during the Quad Series: the England Roses.

"We’re setting our sights on World Cup, and while it would be easy to sit and reflect on Commonwealth Games, there isn’t a lot of time to do that," Bassett said.

"We have less than a year until we get over to Liverpool and play against the best countries in the world, so we really do need to reset and take from the fresh and the excitement of the girls that are coming into the group for the first time, and use the experience of the girls that have been here for a while as well.

"We’ve seen lots of fantastic performances out on court this year with franchises, so it’s great to have the likes of Jamie-Lee Price and Jess Anstiss come into the side, they’ve had amazing seasons with their clubs.

"They bring a different perspective and put a lot of pressure on Gabi [Simpson] who has had that wing defence position for the last couple of years. I think it’s great we’ve got such a big talent to gain from."

Centre court player Kelsey Browne is the only addition to the 17-strong Diamonds squad announced in July ahead of the Quad Series, which will pit them against England, South Africa and New Zealand, the latter of whom they will then meet in the Constellation Cup.

A determined Caitlin Bassett.

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Anyone thinking Browne would be behind the eight ball is off the mark, with Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander confident the 26-year-old boasting electric speed will fit right in.

"We’re lucky we’ve got some combinations out there already, nine of the athletes are coming back from the Commonwealth Games in any case," Alexander said.

"We believe we’ve put together some really good work in that tournament, we didn’t get there right at the end but certainly there was some terrific work prior to that.

"Our three new athletes coming into the team have actually been across our strategies and tactics right from the start, apart from Kelsey Brown really, who has made her way into the team straight off the back of a wonderful season and finals series.

"The advantage we have with Kelsey though, she has played with Steph [Wood] and C-Bass who are both in the team so they’ve got those connections and timing already there."